Rich Gossage vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Gossage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Gossage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. By the career numbers, Rich Gossage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Sterling Slaughter

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.53
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.59
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.64
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Sterling Slaughter

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.39
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.28
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Sterling Slaughter

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
923.08
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
548.39
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
7.73
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
64.52
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.9
-12.27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
238.71
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA